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41. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 12-13

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 12-13
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Bushire to Jonathan Duncan, President and Governor in Council, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter provides information on a loan issued by the Resident to Mahomed Hossain Khan, son of the late Navob Mehady Ali Khan [Mahdī ‘Alī Khān], so that he and his mother may make a pilgrimage to the tomb of Emam Reza [Imam Reza] at Meshed [Mashhad] in Korrasoon. It further provides instructio...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Jul 1807
Extent:
2 folios

42. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 21-22

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 21-22
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to John Elphinston, Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of the receipt of orders of unknown date. The Resident also encloses reports of sales at Bushire for the years 1805/06 and 1806/07 (not present), as well as other returns (also not present). It also notes why certain sales have not been appearing on the company's...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1807
Extent:
2 folios

43. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 26-27

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 26-27
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to John Elphinston, Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing the Quick and Dead Stocks (not present) up to the 31 July 1807, monthly disbursements and accounts (also not present) concerning the sale of bales of wool at Bushire.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 Aug 1807
Extent:
2 folios

44. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 33-34

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 33-34
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra]
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of the receipt of a letter dated 1 September 1807 with enclosed packages. The Resident expresses his gratitude for the intelligence he has been receiving from Bussora [Basra] and hopes communication with Europe will become more regular now that peace has been esta...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Sep 1807
Extent:
2 folios

45. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 43-44

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 43-44
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Jaffer Ali Khan
Scope & Content:
The letter is informing Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] that the Resident would have replied to his letters sooner, but for the fact he has been expecting him to appear at Bushire in person. It concerns Jaffer Ali Khan's mission to acquire a packet, but does not go into great detail. The Res...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
16 Oct 1807
Extent:
2 folios

46. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 61-63

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 61-63
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān]
Scope & Content:
The letter discusses the Resident's belief that the Persians will come off worse from any alliance they form with France, using the French campaign in Egypt against the Turks as an example of the treatment they can expect. He is dismissive of the threat of French designs against the British in I...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Jan 1808
Extent:
1 folio

47. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 63-64

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 63-64
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān]
Scope & Content:
The letter is addressing the concerns of Jaffer Ali Khan [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān]; it explains that the Resident will only communicate with Ḥusayn ‘Alī Mirzā, the Prince at Sheraz [Shiraz] or his Prime Minister through him and further assures him that he is not about to quit Bushire on account of the ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
20 Jan 1808
Extent:
2 folios

48. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 72-73

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 72-73
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān]
Scope & Content:
The letter provides an explanation for why the Resident has detained Jaffer Ali Khan's [Ja‘afar ‘Alī Khān] servant for longer than expected. It also further explains that the presence of two French adventurers does not alarm the Resident. Throughout the letter gifts to various individuals are dis...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13 Feb 1808
Extent:
2 folios

49. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 102-103

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 102-103
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to Samuel Manesty, Resident at Bussora [Basra]
Scope & Content:
The letter mentions that the HCC Teignmouth has returned to Bushire and that Captain John Ferrier has placed the Gun Boat Fury under his command for the purpose of ferrying intelligence to India.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Apr 1808
Extent:

2 folios

50. IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 112-113

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/10, ff 112-113
Title:
Letter from Nicholas Hankey Smith, Resident at Bushire to John Elphinston, Accountant General, Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter is enclosing the accounts for April 1808 and the Quick and Dead Stocks (neither of which is present). It further explains that the Resident has deferred the reductions to the sepoy's battah [batta] due to the price of goods in Bushire, pending instructions from the Government of Bombay...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4 May 1808
Extent:

2 folios